This blog announces events and opportunities available to educators within the Las Vegas Valley. It does not list all events, instead focusing on those of most interest to the author, mainly events relating to social studies, educational technology, and general education events. The blog author, Dr. Christy Keeler, is available via her website at http://christykeeler.com

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Project Archaeology, a BLM supported archaeology education organization, announces an online teachers' professional development workshop to show educators how to engage kids in learning through the processes of archaeology, using the Project Archaeology-designed curriculum Investigating Shelter. Engaging hands-on activities fulfill many core requirements such as social studies, science, mathematics, language arts and art while promoting citizenship, building personal ethics and character, and achieving deeper cultural understanding.

The Eight-week Online Educator Workshop begins January 18, 2010. The course will incorporate 4 ½ hours per week of self-directed study and is geared towards upper elementary teachers, grades 3 - 6. The course costs $160.00 which includes the curriculum guide and 2 university credits. Interested teachers should contact Madlyn Runburg at 801-671-7713 or mrunburg@umnh.utah.edu by January 8, 2010.

Dr. Keeler, the author of this blog, is the pedagogy scholar for Clark County School District’s Teaching American History Grant and an independent pedagogy scholar. Her recent publications are in the fields of educational technology, instructional design, and social studies education.
Dr. Keeler's work is available at http://christykeeler.com.